Francis Charles INKS

INKS, SMITH, MURRA, KASTLER, HOEFER, WARREN, SCHOEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/29/2007 at 11:15:18

Iowa Falls Times Citizen
September 10, 2005

December 1, 1935 - September 5, 2005

WOOLSTOCK—Francis “Jim” Inks, 69, of Woolstock died Monday, Sept. 5, 2005, at the Mary Greeley Medical Center at Ames. Funeral services were held Friday at the Woolstock United Methodist Church with Oscar Davis, lay minister, officiating. Burial was in the Williams Cemetery. The Foster Funeral and Cremation Center in Webster City was in charge of arrangements.

Francis Charles Inks, son of Charles and Loretta Smith Inks, was born Dec. 1, 1935, at Alden. He received his education in the Alden school system, graduating in 1954. He started farming with his father. From 1954 to 1956, he served with the U.S. Army - 5th Army Food Service. Following his discharge, he returned to farming southwest of Alden. On Sept. 8, 1957, he married Velma Elaine Murra at Ackley. The couple resided at Iowa Falls, later moving to the family farm southwest of Alden. They moved to Alden and Jim worked for a railroad line and was a heavy equipment operator for a short time. They moved to Webster City in 1967. Jim had worked at the anhydrous ammonia plant north of Duncombe for 18 years. Velma died Dec. 4, 1983. Jim owned a welding shop east of Webster City, was owner/operator of the Silver Dollar at Blairsburg for four years, was in construction work, building I-35 for a short time and also owned and managed the Woolstock Apartments. He retired because of health problems in 1995 and continued to reside at Woolstock. Jim was a member of the First Congregational UCC at Webster City, Woolstock American Legion Post No. 553, Webster City Moose Family Center, Ducks Unlimited and coached midget league at Webster City.

Jim is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey and Marla Inks of Ankeny, Scott and Rachel Inks of Eldora and Jimmy Inks of Woodward; grandchildren Emma, Isaac and Madeline Inks; special companion Dee Kastler of Woolstock; sister Charlotte Hoefer of Iowa Falls; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Inks; his parents; brother John “Jack” Inks; and sisters Shirley Warren and Mary Lou Schoen.